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On Gaia : a critical investigation of the relationship between life and earth

Title
  1. On Gaia : a critical investigation of the relationship between life and earth / Toby Tyrrell.
Published by
  1. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Author
  1. Tyrrell, Toby, 1965-

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Description
  1. x, 311 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Subject
  1. Gaia hypothesis
  2. Philosophy of nature
  3. Geobiology
Contents
  1. Gaia, the grand idea -- Good citizens or selfish genes? -- Life at the edge : lessons from extremophiles -- Temperature paces life -- Icehouse earth -- Given enough time -- Evolutionary innovations and environmental change -- A stable or an unstable world? -- The puzzle of life's long persistence -- Conclusions.
Call number
  1. JFE 14-7017
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Tyrrell, Toby, 1965-
Title
  1. On Gaia : a critical investigation of the relationship between life and earth / Toby Tyrrell.
Publisher
  1. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN
  1. 2013005823
Other standard identifier
  1. 40022551633
ISBN
  1. 9780691121581 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  2. 0691121583 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Research call number
  1. JFE 14-7017
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